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Brief. Affordable. Visual. Criminology, Third Edition provides an affordable, thought-provoking look at criminology that uses clear writing and eye-catching visuals to get your students straight to the important concepts. By focusing on these core concepts, students will gain true understanding of the material, without becoming overwhelmed with unnecessary information. With an approach that focuses on social problems versus social responsibility, students will learn to think critically about the causes of crime and see the link between crime theories and crime policies. The book's conversation-starting pedagogy encourages active participation in learning, moving students beyond memorization by engaging them in the latest research findings and current events shaping the field.

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Frank Schmalleger, Ph.D., is Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke, where he taught criminal justice courses for 20 years and chaired the university’s Department of Sociology, Social Work, and Criminal Justice for 16 of those years. In 1991 the university awarded him the title of Distinguishe...

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Brief ContentsPart 1. Criminology Explained–The Evil Men (and Women) Do 1. What Is Criminology?? Understanding Crime and CriminalsPart 2. Crime Causation–What We Do and Why We Do It 2. Classical and Neoclassical Criminology–Choice and Consequences 3. Early Biological Perspectives on Criminal Behavior–It’s What We Are 4. Biosocial and Other Contemporary Perspectives–Interaction is Key 5. Psychological and Psychiatric Foundations of Criminal Behavior–It’s How We Think 6. Social Structure–It’s How We Live 7. Social Process and Social Development–It’s What We Learn 8. Social Conflict–It’s How We RelatePart 3. The Crime Picture–It’s Not Pretty 9. Crimes against Persons–What We Fear 10. Crimes against Property–It’s What We Lose 11. White-Collar and Organized Crime–Crime as a Job 12. Drug and Sex Crimes–Recreational OffensesPart 4. Crime In the Modern World–Today’s Headlines 13. Technology and Crime–It’s a Double-Edged Sword 14. Globalization and Terrorism–Our Small World